RE: New Handgun
If they don't allow 357 Mags to be shot at your club, you can shoot 38 Special in a 357 Mag.
If you are looking for an American made gun, another consideration is Ruger. Ruger generally is not a tack driver sofew are used for competition. However, the P Series are built like a tank; and IMOthey are very reliable. I personally don't know anyone with a RugerP Series that had feeding, ejection or failure to fireproblems, and the accuracy is good. The RugerP95(9MM)is used by some divisions of the U.S. military, andit is also used by military personnelof some other countries. The grips on aRugerare not the greatest, but you can add a Hogue Handall for under $10. IMO,the Hogue Handallmakes the Ruger P Series a much better handgun, and it is likely your accuracy will improve.